All language subtitles for Black Web (2012).

[ rain falling ]
[ thunder rumbles ]

[ modem connecting ]

[ computer whirs ]

[ whirring ]

[ whirring ]

[ beep ]

[ computer keys clacking ]

[ clacking continues ]

[ whirring ]

[ whir, click ]

[ click ]
[ phone dialing ]

[ computer keys clack ]
[ ringing ]

[ ringing continues ]

[ computer mouse clicks ]

[ train chugging ]

>> [ gasps ]
[ sighs ]

>> [ chuckles ]
>> hayley?
>> easton?

>> hayley?
>> easton?
>> [ chuckles ]

>> easton?
>> [ chuckles ]
jesus.

>> [ chuckles ]
jesus.
been a while.

jesus.
been a while.
>> uh, v-very long. long. wow.

been a while.
>> uh, v-very long. long. wow.
>> yeah.

>> uh, v-very long. long. wow.
>> yeah.
>> what are the chances?

>> yeah.
>> what are the chances?
>> how have you been?

>> what are the chances?
>> how have you been?
>> uh, good.

>> how have you been?
>> uh, good.
uh, good.

>> uh, good.
uh, good.
i'm just walking the neighbor's

uh, good.
i'm just walking the neighbor's
dog.

i'm just walking the neighbor's
dog.
>> oh, that's good.

dog.
>> oh, that's good.
>> um, what -- what are you

>> oh, that's good.
>> um, what -- what are you
doing here?

>> um, what -- what are you
doing here?
>> just getting something to

doing here?
>> just getting something to
eat.

>> just getting something to
eat.
thought walking down main street

eat.
thought walking down main street
might be soothing.

thought walking down main street
might be soothing.
>> no, I mean, what are you

might be soothing.
>> no, I mean, what are you
doing here in town?

>> no, I mean, what are you
doing here in town?
>> oh. my father died.

doing here in town?
>> oh. my father died.
>> I heard about that.

>> oh. my father died.
>> I heard about that.
i'm sorry.

>> I heard about that.
i'm sorry.
>> thanks.

i'm sorry.
>> thanks.
>> so, you, um...

>> thanks.
>> so, you, um...
you've -- you've been here in

>> so, you, um...
you've -- you've been here in
town this whole time?

you've -- you've been here in
town this whole time?
>> no, uh, I wasn't notified, so

town this whole time?
>> no, uh, I wasn't notified, so
here I am now a few weeks late.

>> no, uh, I wasn't notified, so
here I am now a few weeks late.
>> i'm really sorry, easton.

here I am now a few weeks late.
>> i'm really sorry, easton.
>> it's okay. it's my own fault.

>> i'm really sorry, easton.
>> it's okay. it's my own fault.
nobody knew where I was.

>> it's okay. it's my own fault.
nobody knew where I was.
>> so, um, where you at now?

nobody knew where I was.
>> so, um, where you at now?
>> chicago.

>> so, um, where you at now?
>> chicago.
I own a small computer-repair

>> chicago.
I own a small computer-repair
shop.

I own a small computer-repair
shop.
>> oh, nice. your own boss.

shop.
>> oh, nice. your own boss.
>> yeah.

>> oh, nice. your own boss.
>> yeah.
the american dream, right?

>> yeah.
the american dream, right?
>> right.

the american dream, right?
>> right.
yeah, well, good for you.

>> right.
yeah, well, good for you.
>> and you?

yeah, well, good for you.
>> and you?
>> um, i'm teaching now at the

>> and you?
>> um, i'm teaching now at the
elementary school, actually.

>> um, i'm teaching now at the
elementary school, actually.
>> [ laughing ] wow.

elementary school, actually.
>> [ laughing ] wow.
the old stomping ground.

>> [ laughing ] wow.
the old stomping ground.
>> yeah.

the old stomping ground.
>> yeah.
[ laughing ] yeah.

>> yeah.
[ laughing ] yeah.
[ laughs ]

[ laughing ] yeah.
[ laughs ]
yeah, I actually took over the

[ laughs ]
yeah, I actually took over the
second-grade class after

yeah, I actually took over the
second-grade class after
mrs. finley retired.

second-grade class after
mrs. finley retired.
>> mrs. finley retired?

mrs. finley retired.
>> mrs. finley retired?
>> mm-hmm. yeah.

>> mrs. finley retired?
>> mm-hmm. yeah.
>> god, how time flies. yeah.

>> mm-hmm. yeah.
>> god, how time flies. yeah.
[ sniffs ]

>> god, how time flies. yeah.
[ sniffs ]
[ clears throat ]

[ sniffs ]
[ clears throat ]
it's nice to be back here for a

[ clears throat ]
it's nice to be back here for a
little while.

it's nice to be back here for a
little while.
>> yeah, you know, this is --

little while.
>> yeah, you know, this is --
this is a great walk, especially

>> yeah, you know, this is --
this is a great walk, especially
for this high-octane dog.

this is a great walk, especially
for this high-octane dog.
>> yeah. i'm sure.

for this high-octane dog.
>> yeah. i'm sure.
>> [ laughing ] yeah.

>> yeah. i'm sure.
>> [ laughing ] yeah.
so, i-i better get going.

>> [ laughing ] yeah.
so, i-i better get going.
>> yeah. me, too.

so, i-i better get going.
>> yeah. me, too.
good seeing you.

>> yeah. me, too.
good seeing you.
>> yeah, it was great -- great

good seeing you.
>> yeah, it was great -- great
seeing you.

>> yeah, it was great -- great
seeing you.
all right. come here.

seeing you.
all right. come here.
you don't have to be so polite.

it's really good seeing you.
>> yeah. nice seeing you, too.
>> bye.

>> yeah. nice seeing you, too.
>> bye.
>> bye.

>> bye.
>> bye.
[ sniffs ]

>> bye.
[ sniffs ]
[ sniffs ]

[ breathing heavily ]

[ clatter ]

[ panting ]

[ vehicle approaches ]

[ engine shuts off ]

[ sniffs ]

[ snow crunching ]

is anyone home?!

is anyone home?
>> [ sighs ]
[ sniffs ]

>> [ sighs ]
[ sniffs ]
[ door opens, closes ]

>> mr. eghart?

[ footsteps ]

sorry for just walking in.
>> it's been a while.
>> I just got back to town and

>> it's been a while.
>> I just got back to town and
thought i'd stop in and see how

>> I just got back to town and
thought i'd stop in and see how
you're doing.

thought i'd stop in and see how
you're doing.
>> can I get you something?

you're doing.
>> can I get you something?
coffee? water?

>> can I get you something?
coffee? water?
>> coffee would be great.

coffee? water?
>> coffee would be great.
thank you.

>> coffee would be great.
thank you.
>> good.

thank you.
>> good.
I bet I know something else

>> good.
I bet I know something else
you'd like, too.

I bet I know something else
you'd like, too.
I swear janet knew she was

you'd like, too.
I swear janet knew she was
leaving soon.

I swear janet knew she was
leaving soon.
she churned out about 10 dozen

leaving soon.
she churned out about 10 dozen
of these a month before she

she churned out about 10 dozen
of these a month before she
passed.

[ microwave beeping ]

oh.
enjoy your knees while you still
got them.

enjoy your knees while you still
got them.
>> [ chuckles ]

got them.
>> [ chuckles ]
you're not having one?

>> [ chuckles ]
you're not having one?
>> oh, lord, no.

you're not having one?
>> oh, lord, no.
>> all right.

>> still as good as you
remember, huh?
>> oh, yeah.

remember, huh?
>> oh, yeah.
>> 50 seconds in the microwave,

>> oh, yeah.
>> 50 seconds in the microwave,
and they're perfect.

>> 50 seconds in the microwave,
and they're perfect.
sometimes I think i've forgotten

and they're perfect.
sometimes I think i've forgotten
how good they are.

sometimes I think i've forgotten
how good they are.
>> I don't know how you could.

how good they are.
>> I don't know how you could.
>> easy.

>> I don't know how you could.
>> easy.
you just got to eat one of the

>> easy.
you just got to eat one of the
goddamn things every day of your

you just got to eat one of the
goddamn things every day of your
life.

goddamn things every day of your
life.
>> mmm.

I think I should say something.
about tom.
[ clears throat ]

about tom.
[ clears throat ]
I know that an apology will

[ clears throat ]
I know that an apology will
never be enough.

I know that an apology will
never be enough.
but for what it's worth, i'm

never be enough.
but for what it's worth, i'm
sorry.

but for what it's worth, i'm
sorry.
tom was your son.

sorry.
tom was your son.
and I should have at least gone

tom was your son.
and I should have at least gone
to the funeral.

>> just let me enjoy some
company for a change.

>> you mind if I use the
bathroom real quick before I hit
the road?

bathroom real quick before I hit
the road?
>> yeah, this one's broken.

the road?
>> yeah, this one's broken.
you'll have to use the one

>> yeah, this one's broken.
you'll have to use the one
upstairs.

you'll have to use the one
upstairs.
you remember where it is?

upstairs.
you remember where it is?
>> yeah.

thanks again for the
hospitality.
>> anytime.

hospitality.
>> anytime.
>> hang in there, okay?

>> anytime.
>> hang in there, okay?
i'll be back to visit.

>> hang in there, okay?
i'll be back to visit.
I mean it.

i'll be back to visit.
I mean it.
>> okay.

>> [ chuckles ]

>> I like what you've done with
the place.
there's a lot more color in here

the place.
there's a lot more color in here
than I remember.

there's a lot more color in here
than I remember.
>> what are you doing here?

than I remember.
>> what are you doing here?
>> I had to come and see it for

>> what are you doing here?
>> I had to come and see it for
myself.

>> I had to come and see it for
myself.
hayley reed taken over

myself.
hayley reed taken over
miss finley's reign of terror?

hayley reed taken over
miss finley's reign of terror?
>> okay, all right. stop it.

miss finley's reign of terror?
>> okay, all right. stop it.
>> wait. miss reed, right?

>> okay, all right. stop it.
>> wait. miss reed, right?
oh.

>> wait. miss reed, right?
oh.
that hasn't changed.

oh.
that hasn't changed.
>> [ chuckles ]

that hasn't changed.
>> [ chuckles ]
>> let's see.

>> [ chuckles ]
>> let's see.
oh, yeah.

>> let's see.
oh, yeah.
>> hey, you're --

oh, yeah.
>> hey, you're --
>> [ sighs ]

>> hey, you're --
>> [ sighs ]
[ sighs ]

>> [ sighs ]
[ sighs ]
so, what's in the lesson plan

[ sighs ]
so, what's in the lesson plan
for today?

so, what's in the lesson plan
for today?
>> you're gonna break it.

for today?
>> you're gonna break it.
>> sorry.

>> you're gonna break it.
>> sorry.
I won't do it again, miss reed.

>> sorry.
I won't do it again, miss reed.
I promise.

I won't do it again, miss reed.
I promise.
>> so, what are you doing here,

I promise.
>> so, what are you doing here,
again?

>> so, what are you doing here,
again?
>> I want to see if you wanted

again?
>> I want to see if you wanted
to do something in the next

>> I want to see if you wanted
to do something in the next
couple of days, maybe.

to do something in the next
couple of days, maybe.
>> like what?

couple of days, maybe.
>> like what?
>> uh...i don't know.

>> like what?
>> uh...i don't know.
I was kind of hoping you might

>> uh...i don't know.
I was kind of hoping you might
have some ideas.

I was kind of hoping you might
have some ideas.
see, technically, i'm a visitor

have some ideas.
see, technically, i'm a visitor
here.

see, technically, i'm a visitor
here.
>> well, will you promise to

here.
>> well, will you promise to
pick your head back up if I

>> well, will you promise to
pick your head back up if I
agree?

fine.
>> good.
>> so, um, what happened to your

>> good.
>> so, um, what happened to your
hand?

>> so, um, what happened to your
hand?
>> oh.

hand?
>> oh.
I banged it on something.

>> oh.
I banged it on something.
>> [ chuckles ]

since you're here...
would you want to go check
something out with me real

would you want to go check
something out with me real
quick?

something out with me real
quick?
>> okay.

quick?
>> okay.
>> okay. come on.

>> [ chuckles ]
wow.
>> yeah.

>> "the river as time.
waves chime like a clock.
standing on a dock, it passes.

waves chime like a clock.
standing on a dock, it passes.
we look.

standing on a dock, it passes.
we look.
like words in a book, forward

we look.
like words in a book, forward
motion.

like words in a book, forward
motion.
on and on, no emotion.

motion.
on and on, no emotion.
if only our time were the

on and on, no emotion.
if only our time were the
ocean."

if only our time were the
ocean."
>> [ chuckles ]

ocean."
>> [ chuckles ]
>> huh.

>> [ chuckles ]
>> huh.
I don't even remember tom

>> huh.
I don't even remember tom
writing that.

I don't even remember tom
writing that.
>> [ scoffs ] me neither.

writing that.
>> [ scoffs ] me neither.
till they dug it out of the

>> [ scoffs ] me neither.
till they dug it out of the
ground this past fall.

till they dug it out of the
ground this past fall.
man. 20 years.

ground this past fall.
man. 20 years.
>> it's pretty bleak for an

man. 20 years.
>> it's pretty bleak for an
eighth grader.

>> it's pretty bleak for an
eighth grader.
>> yeah, well [chuckles] he was

eighth grader.
>> yeah, well [chuckles] he was
always serious business.

>> yeah, well [chuckles] he was
always serious business.
[ both laugh ]

always serious business.
[ both laugh ]
>> yeah, he was.

[ both laugh ]
>> yeah, he was.
>> [ laughs ]

>> so...
>> so...?
>> tomorrow, then.

>> yeah. why not?

[ laughing ]

[ computer keys clacking ]

>> hi. can I help you?
>> I was wondering what room
mary denning might be in.

>> I was wondering what room
mary denning might be in.
>> are you family or...?

mary denning might be in.
>> are you family or...?
>> i'm her son.

>> are you family or...?
>> i'm her son.
[ computer keys clacking ]

>> i'm her son.
[ computer keys clacking ]
>> okay, she's in room 105.

[ computer keys clacking ]
>> okay, she's in room 105.
uh, you'll need a passcode for

>> okay, she's in room 105.
uh, you'll need a passcode for
the security door.

uh, you'll need a passcode for
the security door.
and you'll find that at the end

the security door.
and you'll find that at the end
of the hall there.

and you'll find that at the end
of the hall there.
>> thanks.

of the hall there.
>> thanks.
[ computer keys clacking ]

>> thanks.
[ computer keys clacking ]
[ garbled radio playing ]

[ computer keys clacking ]
[ garbled radio playing ]
[ radio shuts off ]

how are you?

I haven't seen you in quite
a while.

[ sighs ]
[ sniffs ]
I know you can't hear me.

but, mom...

...i might be dying soon.

I was working on this, uh,
computer project for the last
three year--

[ sighs ]

if you can hear me, mom...

...i'm sorry.

i'm sorry for everything.

[ chest scrapes floor ]

[ latch opens ]

>> oh.
I didn't know you had a visitor,
mary.

I didn't know you had a visitor,
mary.
>> ah. that's fine.

mary.
>> ah. that's fine.
I was just leaving.

>> ah. that's fine.
I was just leaving.
>> oh, I was gonna take her to

I was just leaving.
>> oh, I was gonna take her to
the cafeteria if you'd like to

>> oh, I was gonna take her to
the cafeteria if you'd like to
join us.

the cafeteria if you'd like to
join us.
>> no, i'm okay.

join us.
>> no, i'm okay.
i-i really need to get going.

>> no, i'm okay.
i-i really need to get going.
>> okay.

>> thanks, mom.

[ both laugh ]

he's gonna kiss you.
>> [ laughs ]
so, a couple years ago, a

>> [ laughs ]
so, a couple years ago, a
catfish got stuck in the

so, a couple years ago, a
catfish got stuck in the
lock and dam, and they said it

catfish got stuck in the
lock and dam, and they said it
was like 40 years old.

lock and dam, and they said it
was like 40 years old.
>> wow.

was like 40 years old.
>> wow.
>> yeah.

>> wow.
>> yeah.
they even put a picture of it in

>> yeah.
they even put a picture of it in
the paper.

they even put a picture of it in
the paper.
they -- they laid it on the

the paper.
they -- they laid it on the
cement, and then they had a

they -- they laid it on the
cement, and then they had a
couple people around it for

cement, and then they had a
couple people around it for
comparison.

couple people around it for
comparison.
this thing was massive.

comparison.
this thing was massive.
it was like -- I don't know.

this thing was massive.
it was like -- I don't know.
I think they weighed it in to

it was like -- I don't know.
I think they weighed it in to
somewhere around 450 pounds.

I think they weighed it in to
somewhere around 450 pounds.
>> be quite a fish fry.

somewhere around 450 pounds.
>> be quite a fish fry.
>> [ laughing ] yeah.

>> be quite a fish fry.
>> [ laughing ] yeah.
guess what they called it.

>> [ laughing ] yeah.
guess what they called it.
>> I don't know. what?

guess what they called it.
>> I don't know. what?
>> oh, come on. guess.

>> I don't know. what?
>> oh, come on. guess.
>> [ chuckles ]

>> oh, come on. guess.
>> [ chuckles ]
um...

>> [ chuckles ]
um...
moby dick?

um...
moby dick?
>> oh, no. try a little harder.

moby dick?
>> oh, no. try a little harder.
>> I don't know.

>> oh, no. try a little harder.
>> I don't know.
give me a hint.

>> I don't know.
give me a hint.
>> okay.

give me a hint.
>> okay.
it's a famous cat.

>> okay.
it's a famous cat.
>> okay.

it's a famous cat.
>> okay.
socks?

>> okay.
socks?
>> socks?

socks?
>> socks?
>> yeah. clinton's cat.

>> socks?
>> yeah. clinton's cat.
>> are you kidding me?

>> yeah. clinton's cat.
>> are you kidding me?
that's your first guess at a

>> are you kidding me?
that's your first guess at a
famous cat?

that's your first guess at a
famous cat?
>> [ sighs ] yeah.

famous cat?
>> [ sighs ] yeah.
>> okay.

>> [ sighs ] yeah.
>> okay.
it's a famous cat that talks.

>> okay.
it's a famous cat that talks.
>> um...

it's a famous cat that talks.
>> um...
sylvester.

>> um...
sylvester.
>> no.

sylvester.
>> no.
>> scratchy.

>> no.
>> scratchy.
>> [ chuckles ] nope.

>> scratchy.
>> [ chuckles ] nope.
>> cheshire.

>> [ chuckles ] nope.
>> cheshire.
>> nope.

>> cheshire.
>> nope.
keep guessing.

>> nope.
keep guessing.
>> I went up to see tom's dad at

keep guessing.
>> I went up to see tom's dad at
the farm the other day.

>> I went up to see tom's dad at
the farm the other day.
>> oh, yeah?

the farm the other day.
>> oh, yeah?
how's he doing?

>> oh, yeah?
how's he doing?
>> he seemed okay.

how's he doing?
>> he seemed okay.
lonely, probably.

>> he seemed okay.
lonely, probably.
>> yeah, I can imagine.

lonely, probably.
>> yeah, I can imagine.
that was a -- that was a really

>> yeah, I can imagine.
that was a -- that was a really
great thing of you to do.

that was a -- that was a really
great thing of you to do.
I should -- I should probably go

great thing of you to do.
I should -- I should probably go
do that sometime soon.

I should -- I should probably go
do that sometime soon.
>> yeah, I hadn't seen him since

do that sometime soon.
>> yeah, I hadn't seen him since
before tom died.

>> yeah, I hadn't seen him since
before tom died.
it's long overdue.

before tom died.
it's long overdue.
>> hey, you know what we should

it's long overdue.
>> hey, you know what we should
do?

>> hey, you know what we should
do?
we should go to the spot.

do?
we should go to the spot.
>> I don't know.

we should go to the spot.
>> I don't know.
>> oh, come on.

>> I don't know.
>> oh, come on.
it's still a great place to

>> oh, come on.
it's still a great place to
sneak a smoke.

it's still a great place to
sneak a smoke.
>> I quit.

sneak a smoke.
>> I quit.
>> yeah. so?

>> I quit.
>> yeah. so?
and I never started.

>> yeah. so?
and I never started.
>> and your point is?

and I never started.
>> and your point is?
>> my point is that we should go

>> and your point is?
>> my point is that we should go
for old time's sake.

>> my point is that we should go
for old time's sake.
>> for old time's sake, huh?

for old time's sake.
>> for old time's sake, huh?
>> [ laughs ]

>> for old time's sake, huh?
>> [ laughs ]
yep.

>> [ laughs ]
yep.
old time's sake.

yep.
old time's sake.
>> hey, what's the name of that

old time's sake.
>> hey, what's the name of that
bar?

>> hey, what's the name of that
bar?
oh, I can't believe I can't

bar?
oh, I can't believe I can't
remember the name of it.

oh, I can't believe I can't
remember the name of it.
the one with all those stuffed

remember the name of it.
the one with all those stuffed
animal heads.

the one with all those stuffed
animal heads.
>> oh. paul's.

animal heads.
>> oh. paul's.
>> yeah. that's right.

>> oh. paul's.
>> yeah. that's right.
that's right.

>> yeah. that's right.
that's right.
god, those chili dogs were

that's right.
god, those chili dogs were
something else.

god, those chili dogs were
something else.
>> yeah. yeah.

something else.
>> yeah. yeah.
they still are.

>> yeah. yeah.
they still are.
they're still amazing.

they still are.
they're still amazing.
>> good to know some things

they're still amazing.
>> good to know some things
don't change.

well, I have to ask.
your husband?
>> [ chuckles ]

your husband?
>> [ chuckles ]
ex.

>> [ chuckles ]
ex.
>> oh. sorry.

ex.
>> oh. sorry.
ex-husband.

>> oh. sorry.
ex-husband.
>> [ laughs ]

ex-husband.
>> [ laughs ]
well...

>> [ laughs ]
well...
terry.

well...
terry.
[ clears throat ]

terry.
[ clears throat ]
[ sighs ]

[ clears throat ]
[ sighs ]
we met through a friend.

[ sighs ]
we met through a friend.
a blind date, actually.

we met through a friend.
a blind date, actually.
and we had a lot of fun together

a blind date, actually.
and we had a lot of fun together
back then.

and we had a lot of fun together
back then.
maybe a little too much fun

back then.
maybe a little too much fun
sometimes.

maybe a little too much fun
sometimes.
but I don't know.

sometimes.
but I don't know.
I think it was the job.

but I don't know.
I think it was the job.
he was always on the road.

I think it was the job.
he was always on the road.
I was always here, so I settled,

he was always on the road.
I was always here, so I settled,
and he didn't.

I was always here, so I settled,
and he didn't.
[ chuckles ]

and he didn't.
[ chuckles ]
so, what about you?

[ chuckles ]
so, what about you?
no -- no ex-wife?

so, what about you?
no -- no ex-wife?
>> no.

no -- no ex-wife?
>> no.
I was engaged once.

>> no.
I was engaged once.
>> [ chuckles ]

I was engaged once.
>> [ chuckles ]
>> mm-hmm.

>> [ chuckles ]
>> mm-hmm.
that didn't work out.

>> mm-hmm.
that didn't work out.
>> [ laughs ]

that didn't work out.
>> [ laughs ]
[ laughing ] i'm sorry.

>> [ laughs ]
[ laughing ] i'm sorry.
>> I don't know why.

[ laughing ] i'm sorry.
>> I don't know why.
it just -- it just didn't.

>> I don't know why.
it just -- it just didn't.
>> [ chuckles ]

it just -- it just didn't.
>> [ chuckles ]
>> i'm sure it was my fault.

>> [ chuckles ]
>> i'm sure it was my fault.
>> oh, you were always so hard

>> i'm sure it was my fault.
>> oh, you were always so hard
on yourself.

>> oh, you were always so hard
on yourself.
>> what?

on yourself.
>> what?
>> guilting yourself.

>> what?
>> guilting yourself.
>> yeah, maybe.

>> guilting yourself.
>> yeah, maybe.
>> no, you were.

>> yeah, maybe.
>> no, you were.
>> [ sniffles ]

>> no, you were.
>> [ sniffles ]
I had to get out of here one way

>> [ sniffles ]
I had to get out of here one way
or another.

I had to get out of here one way
or another.
college was a good excuse.

or another.
college was a good excuse.
>> what?

>> [ sighs ]
>> well, that was an accident,
and accidents happen.

>> well, that was an accident,
and accidents happen.
that could have happened to

and accidents happen.
that could have happened to
either of you.

that could have happened to
either of you.
>> but it happened to tom.

either of you.
>> but it happened to tom.
>> yeah, it did.

>> but it happened to tom.
>> yeah, it did.
>> I feel like I led him out

>> yeah, it did.
>> I feel like I led him out
there.

>> I feel like I led him out
there.
>> [ sighs ]

there.
>> [ sighs ]
you both went out there

>> [ sighs ]
you both went out there
together.

you both went out there
together.
>> don't you feel any guilt for

together.
>> don't you feel any guilt for
what we did to him?

>> don't you feel any guilt for
what we did to him?
>> we were young, easton.

what we did to him?
>> we were young, easton.
it was 20 years ago.

>> we were young, easton.
it was 20 years ago.
i...

it was 20 years ago.
i...
I never wanted to cheat on him,

i...
I never wanted to cheat on him,
but with you, at the time, it

I never wanted to cheat on him,
but with you, at the time, it
felt right.

>> I made the move, though.
>> after all this time, this
still bothers you?

>> after all this time, this
still bothers you?
I mean, wasn't it enough that

still bothers you?
I mean, wasn't it enough that
you stayed away for so long?

I mean, wasn't it enough that
you stayed away for so long?
>> no.

you stayed away for so long?
>> no.
>> you know, well, then just

>> no.
>> you know, well, then just
carry it for the rest of your

>> you know, well, then just
carry it for the rest of your
life, then.

>> I should have stayed.
>> maybe.
>> no.

>> maybe.
>> no.
I should have.

>> no.
I should have.
>> when things like this happen

I should have.
>> when things like this happen
in life, easton, they just...

>> when things like this happen
in life, easton, they just...
they become a part of you, and

in life, easton, they just...
they become a part of you, and
you just -- you learn how to

they become a part of you, and
you just -- you learn how to
deal with them.

>> and that's that?
>> yeah.

well, I am not going to let this
spoil this opportunity.
excuse me?

spoil this opportunity.
excuse me?
would you mind taking a picture

excuse me?
would you mind taking a picture
of us, please?

would you mind taking a picture
of us, please?
>> sure.

of us, please?
>> sure.
>> i've got 3 bucks.

>> sure.
>> i've got 3 bucks.
>> oh, don't worry about it.

>> i've got 3 bucks.
>> oh, don't worry about it.
>> okay.

>> oh, don't worry about it.
>> okay.
come on. come here, easton.

>> okay.
come on. come here, easton.
>> where do you want me?

come on. come here, easton.
>> where do you want me?
>> right here.

>> where do you want me?
>> right here.
okay, come here.

>> right here.
okay, come here.
I told you not to be so polite.

okay, come here.
I told you not to be so polite.
>> very nice.

I told you not to be so polite.
>> very nice.
>> [ chuckles ]

>> very nice.
>> [ chuckles ]
>> cheese.

>> [ chuckles ]
>> cheese.
>> [ chuckling ] cheese.

>> cheese.
>> [ chuckling ] cheese.
[ camera shutter clicks ]

>> [ chuckling ] cheese.
[ camera shutter clicks ]
thank you.

thank you.

[ engine shuts off ]

well, I had fun, so...
[ laughs ]
um, if you end up staying longer

[ laughs ]
um, if you end up staying longer
than you thought you were going

um, if you end up staying longer
than you thought you were going
to, you know, just give me a

than you thought you were going
to, you know, just give me a
call or stop by or...whatever.

>> hayley, there's something I
need to show you.
>> [ chuckles ] okay.

>> [ clears throat ]
it's gonna be extremely hard to
believe.

it's gonna be extremely hard to
believe.
I understand that.

believe.
I understand that.
but I need to tell you now,

I understand that.
but I need to tell you now,
sooner rather than later

but I need to tell you now,
sooner rather than later
because, um...

sooner rather than later
because, um...
[ sniffs ]

because, um...
[ sniffs ]
...time's getting short.

[ sniffs ]
...time's getting short.
>> um, okay.

...time's getting short.
>> um, okay.
>> take out that photo from

>> um, okay.
>> take out that photo from
earlier.

>> take out that photo from
earlier.
>> why?

earlier.
>> why?
>> please.

>> why?
>> please.
>> okay.

>> you've had that the entire
time, right?
>> [ laughing ] what?

time, right?
>> [ laughing ] what?
>> you've had possession of that

>> [ laughing ] what?
>> you've had possession of that
photo this entire time.

>> you've had possession of that
photo this entire time.
it's never lost your sight.

photo this entire time.
it's never lost your sight.
I mean, I haven't taken it from

it's never lost your sight.
I mean, I haven't taken it from
you.

I mean, I haven't taken it from
you.
nobody has.

you.
nobody has.
we saw that guy take the

nobody has.
we saw that guy take the
picture, and then we saw it get

we saw that guy take the
picture, and then we saw it get
developed, and then you put it

picture, and then we saw it get
developed, and then you put it
in your jacket, and that's where

developed, and then you put it
in your jacket, and that's where
it's been ever since.

in your jacket, and that's where
it's been ever since.
>> yeah. so?

it's been ever since.
>> yeah. so?
>> I can't stress enough that

>> yeah. so?
>> I can't stress enough that
this is not some stupid joke or

>> I can't stress enough that
this is not some stupid joke or
magic trick.

this is not some stupid joke or
magic trick.
you're tied to this, and I need

magic trick.
you're tied to this, and I need
your help.

you're tied to this, and I need
your help.
[ sniffs, clears throat ]

your help.
[ sniffs, clears throat ]
[ sighs ]

[ sniffs, clears throat ]
[ sighs ]
>> I don't get it.

[ sighs ]
>> I don't get it.
[ laughs ]

>> I don't get it.
[ laughs ]
>> read it.

[ sighs ]
>> okay, what -- what is this?
what are you doing?

>> okay, what -- what is this?
what are you doing?
>> all right.

what are you doing?
>> all right.
computers and the internet have

>> all right.
computers and the internet have
always been my hobby.

computers and the internet have
always been my hobby.
>> are you messing with me?

always been my hobby.
>> are you messing with me?
because this isn't funny.

>> are you messing with me?
because this isn't funny.
>> please, just listen.

because this isn't funny.
>> please, just listen.
i've been working on this

>> please, just listen.
i've been working on this
project for the last three

i've been working on this
project for the last three
years.

project for the last three
years.
I wrote web spiders, which are

years.
I wrote web spiders, which are
automated programs that catalog

I wrote web spiders, which are
automated programs that catalog
data.

automated programs that catalog
data.
they scan the internet, and they

data.
they scan the internet, and they
store specific information on my

they scan the internet, and they
store specific information on my
servers.

store specific information on my
servers.
so, what we were doing was

servers.
so, what we were doing was
building an efficient source for

so, what we were doing was
building an efficient source for
all the information that the

building an efficient source for
all the information that the
internet has to offer, no matter

all the information that the
internet has to offer, no matter
how obscure.

internet has to offer, no matter
how obscure.
[ scoffs ]

how obscure.
[ scoffs ]
about a month ago, a massive

[ scoffs ]
about a month ago, a massive
amount of data just inundated my

about a month ago, a massive
amount of data just inundated my
hard drives, just doubling my

amount of data just inundated my
hard drives, just doubling my
stored space.

hard drives, just doubling my
stored space.
I went through, and I clean it

stored space.
I went through, and I clean it
all up, and it was just almost

I went through, and I clean it
all up, and it was just almost
all just crap, just corrupted

all up, and it was just almost
all just crap, just corrupted
files, really nothing.

all just crap, just corrupted
files, really nothing.
except for one single readable

files, really nothing.
except for one single readable
file named "easton denning."

except for one single readable
file named "easton denning."
and what it was, was a scanned

file named "easton denning."
and what it was, was a scanned
newspaper article that you're

and what it was, was a scanned
newspaper article that you're
holding.

newspaper article that you're
holding.
>> okay, this -- this is -- this

holding.
>> okay, this -- this is -- this
is outrageous because it's

>> okay, this -- this is -- this
is outrageous because it's
impossible.

is outrageous because it's
impossible.
>> you tell me.

impossible.
>> you tell me.
how could this be a fake with

>> you tell me.
how could this be a fake with
these two pictures identical?

how could this be a fake with
these two pictures identical?
setting this up would be

these two pictures identical?
setting this up would be
impossible.

setting this up would be
impossible.
>> okay, just be quiet for a

impossible.
>> okay, just be quiet for a
second, okay?

>> okay, just be quiet for a
second, okay?
I don't know.

second, okay?
I don't know.
i-i don't --

I don't know.
i-i don't --
>> hayley, i'm scared and

i-i don't --
>> hayley, i'm scared and
confused, too.

>> hayley, i'm scared and
confused, too.
but the fact is that i've had

confused, too.
but the fact is that i've had
this article, my obituary, for

but the fact is that i've had
this article, my obituary, for
the better part of a month, and

this article, my obituary, for
the better part of a month, and
besides the fact that there's a

the better part of a month, and
besides the fact that there's a
photo in here of me and you,

besides the fact that there's a
photo in here of me and you,
somebody I hadn't even seen in

photo in here of me and you,
somebody I hadn't even seen in
19 years, a photo that didn't

somebody I hadn't even seen in
19 years, a photo that didn't
even exist until three hours

19 years, a photo that didn't
even exist until three hours
ago.

even exist until three hours
ago.
it also mentions that I was

ago.
it also mentions that I was
preceded in death by my father.

it also mentions that I was
preceded in death by my father.
[ sniffs ]

preceded in death by my father.
[ sniffs ]
so I called him.

[ sniffs ]
so I called him.
[ sighs ]

so I called him.
[ sighs ]
just to see if he was okay and

[ sighs ]
just to see if he was okay and
that this is all bullshit.

just to see if he was okay and
that this is all bullshit.
he answered the phone, and he

that this is all bullshit.
he answered the phone, and he
said, "hello?"

I wasn't ready to talk to him.
I hung up the phone.
I hung up the goddamn phone.

I hung up the phone.
I hung up the goddamn phone.
and he died 11 days later of a

I hung up the goddamn phone.
and he died 11 days later of a
massive heart attack.

and he died 11 days later of a
massive heart attack.
everything in this article has

massive heart attack.
everything in this article has
come true, from my dad dying to

everything in this article has
come true, from my dad dying to
this photo.

come true, from my dad dying to
this photo.
>> okay, I don't know what

this photo.
>> okay, I don't know what
you're saying or doing, but I

>> okay, I don't know what
you're saying or doing, but I
can't listen to this anymore.

you're saying or doing, but I
can't listen to this anymore.
easton, it's insane.

can't listen to this anymore.
easton, it's insane.
>> hayley --

easton, it's insane.
>> hayley --
>> no, you know what?

>> hayley --
>> no, you know what?
you know what?

>> no, you know what?
you know what?
I know...

you know what?
I know...
I know that a lot of things in

I know...
I know that a lot of things in
your life have been going on,

I know that a lot of things in
your life have been going on,
right?

your life have been going on,
right?
so...

right?
so...
it's impossible for this to be

so...
it's impossible for this to be
happening, and it's crazy for

it's impossible for this to be
happening, and it's crazy for
you to be making up stories to

happening, and it's crazy for
you to be making up stories to
fix things.

you to be making up stories to
fix things.
>> hayley, i-i need your help.

fix things.
>> hayley, i-i need your help.
>> no, no, easton.

>> hayley, i-i need your help.
>> no, no, easton.
>> wait, wait, hayley.

>> no, no, easton.
>> wait, wait, hayley.
>> what?

>> wait, wait, hayley.
>> what?
>> there were instructions.

>> what?
>> there were instructions.
I don't know what they mean, but

>> there were instructions.
I don't know what they mean, but
close your eyes and turn the

I don't know what they mean, but
close your eyes and turn the
dial tonight.

close your eyes and turn the
dial tonight.
just close your eyes and turn

dial tonight.
just close your eyes and turn
the di--

[ click ]

[ car door opens ]
[ car door closes ]

>> hey.
>> hey.
how'd you know i'd be here?

>> hey.
how'd you know i'd be here?
>> [ chuckles ]

how'd you know i'd be here?
>> [ chuckles ]
just a hunch.

>> [ chuckles ]
just a hunch.
[ sniffles ]

just a hunch.
[ sniffles ]
you -- you seem, uh, pretty

[ sniffles ]
you -- you seem, uh, pretty
relaxed.

you -- you seem, uh, pretty
relaxed.
>> i'm not.

relaxed.
>> i'm not.
>> [ scoffs ]

so, I believe you, okay?
>> thank you.

tom's safe?
>> oh, yeah, yeah.
uh, lenny gave it to me after

>> oh, yeah, yeah.
uh, lenny gave it to me after
they cleared out his room.

uh, lenny gave it to me after
they cleared out his room.
no one knew the combo, so...

they cleared out his room.
no one knew the combo, so...
>> did it open?

no one knew the combo, so...
>> did it open?
>> well, I did what you said.

>> did it open?
>> well, I did what you said.
I closed my eyes and turned the

>> well, I did what you said.
I closed my eyes and turned the
dial until it clicked and

I closed my eyes and turned the
dial until it clicked and
unlocked.

dial until it clicked and
unlocked.
>> what's inside?

unlocked.
>> what's inside?
>> oh, I didn't...

>> what's inside?
>> oh, I didn't...
I didn't look inside.

>> oh, I didn't...
I didn't look inside.
you know, I just don't --

I didn't look inside.
you know, I just don't --
I don't want to dig this up any

you know, I just don't --
I don't want to dig this up any
further.

I don't want to dig this up any
further.
I knew I had the safe for a

further.
I knew I had the safe for a
reason, and -- and it served its

I knew I had the safe for a
reason, and -- and it served its
purpose.

reason, and -- and it served its
purpose.
tom's gone, so what's inside

purpose.
tom's gone, so what's inside
doesn't matter.

it still smells the same.
>> what's that supposed to mean?
>> well, you know, places have a

>> what's that supposed to mean?
>> well, you know, places have a
smell.

>> well, you know, places have a
smell.
your house always smelled like

smell.
your house always smelled like
bacon and [laughs] a vanilla

your house always smelled like
bacon and [laughs] a vanilla
candle.

bacon and [laughs] a vanilla
candle.
>> there are worse smells, I

candle.
>> there are worse smells, I
suppose.

>> there are worse smells, I
suppose.
[ chuckles ]

>> oh, come on.
great.

>> oh...
>> no, easton, absolutely not.
i'm not going d--

>> no, easton, absolutely not.
i'm not going d--
>> tell me if it smells the same

i'm not going d--
>> tell me if it smells the same
down here.

>> tell me if it smells the same
down here.
>> [ sighs ]

down here.
>> [ sighs ]
yeah, funny, easton.

>> [ sighs ]
yeah, funny, easton.
it's real funny.

yeah, funny, easton.
it's real funny.
why do we need to go down here?

>> [ chuckles ]
>> oh, my gosh.
>> wow.

>> oh, my gosh.
>> wow.
several new lines.

>> wow.
several new lines.
>> I don't even know how many

several new lines.
>> I don't even know how many
there have been in the last 20

>> I don't even know how many
there have been in the last 20
years.

there have been in the last 20
years.
>> god, I saw a lot about the

years.
>> god, I saw a lot about the
'93 one on the news.

>> god, I saw a lot about the
'93 one on the news.
>> yeah, well, people had to use

'93 one on the news.
>> yeah, well, people had to use
boats just to get home.

>> yeah, well, people had to use
boats just to get home.
>> [ chuckles ]

boats just to get home.
>> [ chuckles ]
there's resilient residents in

>> [ chuckles ]
there's resilient residents in
the flood zone.

there's resilient residents in
the flood zone.
>> okay, easton, are you gonna

the flood zone.
>> okay, easton, are you gonna
try these theories out on me or

>> okay, easton, are you gonna
try these theories out on me or
not?

try these theories out on me or
not?
>> maybe.

not?
>> maybe.
>> come on.

>> okay.
these, uh, these lines, they
represent the river's crest

these, uh, these lines, they
represent the river's crest
during floods, right?

represent the river's crest
during floods, right?
>> right.

during floods, right?
>> right.
>> what happens to the water

>> right.
>> what happens to the water
during a flood?

>> what happens to the water
during a flood?
>> uh, uh, I don't know.

during a flood?
>> uh, uh, I don't know.
what are you talking about?

>> uh, uh, I don't know.
what are you talking about?
>> stay with me.

what are you talking about?
>> stay with me.
where does water go during a

>> stay with me.
where does water go during a
massive flood, one that can't be

where does water go during a
massive flood, one that can't be
contained?

massive flood, one that can't be
contained?
>> [ sighs ]

contained?
>> [ sighs ]
uh, I suppose wherever it can.

>> [ sighs ]
uh, I suppose wherever it can.
>> exactly.

uh, I suppose wherever it can.
>> exactly.
spills over the edge into

>> exactly.
spills over the edge into
unexplored space, any nook and

spills over the edge into
unexplored space, any nook and
cranny it can find.

unexplored space, any nook and
cranny it can find.
>> right. yeah.

cranny it can find.
>> right. yeah.
I don't -- i'm not following.

>> right. yeah.
I don't -- i'm not following.
i'm sorry.

I don't -- i'm not following.
i'm sorry.
>> so, suppose...

i'm sorry.
>> so, suppose...
let's say the river, the

>> so, suppose...
let's say the river, the
mississippi, represents the

let's say the river, the
mississippi, represents the
internet flowing through time.

mississippi, represents the
internet flowing through time.
>> okay.

>> okay.
here's the river from start to
finish.

here's the river from start to
finish.
this "x" marks when I receive

finish.
this "x" marks when I receive
the future data.

this "x" marks when I receive
the future data.
somewhere downriver, there was a

the future data.
somewhere downriver, there was a
flood.

somewhere downriver, there was a
flood.
and when water spills into

flood.
and when water spills into
unexplored spaces, it goes

and when water spills into
unexplored spaces, it goes
everywhere and anywhere.

unexplored spaces, it goes
everywhere and anywhere.
>> right.

everywhere and anywhere.
>> right.
>> uncontrolled and

>> right.
>> uncontrolled and
unrestrained.

>> uncontrolled and
unrestrained.
my program acts like a water

unrestrained.
my program acts like a water
pump or a vacuum, sucking up any

my program acts like a water
pump or a vacuum, sucking up any
new information it comes across.

pump or a vacuum, sucking up any
new information it comes across.
the wandering water must have

new information it comes across.
the wandering water must have
permeated, either by chance or

the wandering water must have
permeated, either by chance or
otherwise, within reach of my

permeated, either by chance or
otherwise, within reach of my
machine, which began sucking up

otherwise, within reach of my
machine, which began sucking up
all it possibly could of the

machine, which began sucking up
all it possibly could of the
flooded water, creating...

all it possibly could of the
flooded water, creating...
an information wormhole.

flooded water, creating...
an information wormhole.
>> so, then what caused the

an information wormhole.
>> so, then what caused the
flood, then?

>> the only thing that was
different is a vintage processor
that I reprogrammed and was

different is a vintage processor
that I reprogrammed and was
over-clocking.

that I reprogrammed and was
over-clocking.
I mean, i'd tampered with that

over-clocking.
I mean, i'd tampered with that
model before.

I mean, i'd tampered with that
model before.
it's all relative, though.

model before.
it's all relative, though.
this either happened on accident

it's all relative, though.
this either happened on accident
or on purpose, but someone is

this either happened on accident
or on purpose, but someone is
behind it...'cause those

or on purpose, but someone is
behind it...'cause those
instructions are handwritten.

>> well, do you know how you're
supposed to die, then?
>> no.

supposed to die, then?
>> no.
only roughly when.

>> no.
only roughly when.
according to the service's time,

only roughly when.
according to the service's time,
it's...sometime within the next

according to the service's time,
it's...sometime within the next
three days.

it's...sometime within the next
three days.
>> do you think it could be

three days.
>> do you think it could be
stopped?

>> do you think it could be
stopped?
>> I hope so.

>> hey, hey.
why don't we go check out your
old room, okay?

why don't we go check out your
old room, okay?
come on.

old room, okay?
come on.
don't get any ideas.

>> i'm sorry for dragging you
into this.

but I had no choice.
you're tied to everything.
>> what do you mean?

you're tied to everything.
>> what do you mean?
>> beneath the article,

>> what do you mean?
>> beneath the article,
handwritten, there were four

>> beneath the article,
handwritten, there were four
dates and times all labeled with

handwritten, there were four
dates and times all labeled with
locations.

dates and times all labeled with
locations.
three of them i've been to --

locations.
three of them i've been to --
clock tower, where I ran into

three of them i've been to --
clock tower, where I ran into
you, then the farm where I saw

clock tower, where I ran into
you, then the farm where I saw
lenny, and nursing home, where

you, then the farm where I saw
lenny, and nursing home, where
mom gave me this key.

lenny, and nursing home, where
mom gave me this key.
the fourth I have to go to

mom gave me this key.
the fourth I have to go to
tomorrow morning -- the train

the fourth I have to go to
tomorrow morning -- the train
tracks.

tomorrow morning -- the train
tracks.
our old fishing spot.

tracks.
our old fishing spot.
>> so -- so this was all

our old fishing spot.
>> so -- so this was all
planned?

>> so -- so this was all
planned?
our meeting and everything?

planned?
our meeting and everything?
>> sort of.

our meeting and everything?
>> sort of.
no, no, it's -- it's like the

>> sort of.
no, no, it's -- it's like the
framework for something bigger,

no, no, it's -- it's like the
framework for something bigger,
some purpose or end goal.

framework for something bigger,
some purpose or end goal.
I don't know.

some purpose or end goal.
I don't know.
but there were also words about

I don't know.
but there were also words about
you.

but there were also words about
you.
>> yeah. the dial thing.

you.
>> yeah. the dial thing.
>> yeah.

>> yeah. the dial thing.
>> yeah.
yeah.

>> yeah.
yeah.
[ sighs ]

yeah.
[ sighs ]
and it said, "you need her."

[ door opens ]
[ yawns ]
[ door opens ]

>> hey.
>> hey. where'd you go?
>> oh, I just went to take the

>> hey. where'd you go?
>> oh, I just went to take the
trash out.

thanks.

I still feel like we should be
doing something.
>> we're doing all we can based

doing something.
>> we're doing all we can based
on what we know.

>> we're doing all we can based
on what we know.
>> I want to go with you today.

on what we know.
>> I want to go with you today.
>> no.

>> I want to go with you today.
>> no.
go to school.

>> no.
go to school.
i'll meet you later.

go to school.
i'll meet you later.
>> I think this is more

i'll meet you later.
>> I think this is more
important.

>> I think this is more
important.
>> I need to face it by myself.

important.
>> I need to face it by myself.
>> why?

>> I need to face it by myself.
>> why?
>> anything could happen.

>> why?
>> anything could happen.
I need to face it alone.

>> anything could happen.
I need to face it alone.
>> this is your life, easton.

god, you know, I don't get it.
'cause you ask for my help, and
then you tell me to go to

'cause you ask for my help, and
then you tell me to go to
school?

then you tell me to go to
school?
I think that that can wait and

school?
I think that that can wait and
this can't.

I think that that can wait and
this can't.
>> hayley, please.

this can't.
>> hayley, please.
trust me.

>> fine.

[ engine shuts off ]
[ train horn blares
in distance ]

>> [ sniffles ]
[ lighter clicking ]

[ sighs ]

[ snow crunching ]

>> [ sighs ]

[ snow crunching ]

[ knock on door ]
[ book thuds ]
[ knock on door ]

[ book thuds ]
[ knock on door ]
>> okay. geez.

[ knock on door ]
>> okay. geez.
you're gonna break it down.

>> okay. geez.
you're gonna break it down.
hey.

you're gonna break it down.
hey.
>> so you took them.

hey.
>> so you took them.
>> took what?

>> so you took them.
>> took what?
>> come on. don't play dumb.

>> took what?
>> come on. don't play dumb.
the photo and the article.

>> come on. don't play dumb.
the photo and the article.
>> yeah.

the photo and the article.
>> yeah.
>> what'd you do with them?

>> yeah.
>> what'd you do with them?
>> I got rid of them.

>> what'd you do with them?
>> I got rid of them.
>> why would you do that?

>> I got rid of them.
>> why would you do that?
>> because I had to try to do

>> why would you do that?
>> because I had to try to do
something.

>> because I had to try to do
something.
[ laughing ] what?

something.
[ laughing ] what?
are you pissed?

[ laughing ] what?
are you pissed?
>> you went behind my back!

are you pissed?
>> you went behind my back!
>> I know. I had to, okay?

>> you went behind my back!
>> I know. I had to, okay?
I had to destroy them so they

>> I know. I had to, okay?
I had to destroy them so they
couldn't be published and sent

I had to destroy them so they
couldn't be published and sent
back to you.

>> don't you get it?
we can't change anything.
there's no way out of this.

we can't change anything.
there's no way out of this.
>> [ scoffs ]

there's no way out of this.
>> [ scoffs ]
>> everything that happens was

>> [ scoffs ]
>> everything that happens was
always gonna happen.

>> everything that happens was
always gonna happen.
>> wait, what?

always gonna happen.
>> wait, what?
did you have another copy?

>> wait, what?
did you have another copy?
>> no.

did you have another copy?
>> no.
the last instructions, the train

>> no.
the last instructions, the train
tracks.

the last instructions, the train
tracks.
it floated on by.

tracks.
it floated on by.
>> well, i...

it floated on by.
>> well, i...
I don't -- I don't get it.

>> well, i...
I don't -- I don't get it.
>> whoever wrote the

I don't -- I don't get it.
>> whoever wrote the
instructions knew that you would

>> whoever wrote the
instructions knew that you would
try to destroy it.

instructions knew that you would
try to destroy it.
I guess i'm just supposed to

try to destroy it.
I guess i'm just supposed to
hang on to it.

I guess i'm just supposed to
hang on to it.
>> but why would that matter?

hang on to it.
>> but why would that matter?
>> maybe the article is a key.

>> but why would that matter?
>> maybe the article is a key.
I don't know.

>> maybe the article is a key.
I don't know.
[ sniffs ]

I don't know.
[ sniffs ]
i'm out of ideas.

[ sniffs ]
i'm out of ideas.
>> wasn't there anything left of

i'm out of ideas.
>> wasn't there anything left of
the instructions or...?

>> wasn't there anything left of
the instructions or...?
>> no, that's everything.

the instructions or...?
>> no, that's everything.
>> that's not right.

>> maybe i'm supposed to die.
>> easton!
do you have -- do you have a

>> easton!
do you have -- do you have a
death wish?

do you have -- do you have a
death wish?
>> no.

death wish?
>> no.
>> well, you are giving up way

>> no.
>> well, you are giving up way
too easily.

>> well, you are giving up way
too easily.
>> i'm lost, hayley.

too easily.
>> i'm lost, hayley.
>> I know. um...

>> i'm lost, hayley.
>> I know. um...
but we just -- we have -- we

>> I know. um...
but we just -- we have -- we
have to stay focused, okay, and

but we just -- we have -- we
have to stay focused, okay, and
we have to -- we have to think

have to stay focused, okay, and
we have to -- we have to think
through this.

we have to -- we have to think
through this.
okay?

what time is it?
>> I don't know.
about 2:00 or 3:00.

>> anything?
[ clears throat ]
>> not really. you?

[ clears throat ]
>> not really. you?
>> i'm too tired.

>> not really. you?
>> i'm too tired.
maybe I should go make some

>> i'm too tired.
maybe I should go make some
coffee.

maybe I should go make some
coffee.
>> no, no, no.

coffee.
>> no, no, no.
go back to sleep.

>> no, no, no.
go back to sleep.
>> are you sure?

go back to sleep.
>> are you sure?
>> yeah.

>> [ breathes deeply ]

>> I told tom.
>> what?
>> I told tom that night about

>> what?
>> I told tom that night about
you and me...while we were out

>> I told tom that night about
you and me...while we were out
on the ice.

he pushed me.
he swung at me.
almost hit me, but he didn't.

he swung at me.
almost hit me, but he didn't.
I just reacted and pushed him

almost hit me, but he didn't.
I just reacted and pushed him
back.

I just reacted and pushed him
back.
and he fell...

back.
and he fell...
right through the ice.

and he fell...
right through the ice.
it happened so quickly.

he didn't struggle at all.
he just...
disappeared.

he just...
disappeared.
not a sound.

disappeared.
not a sound.
and he was gone.

>> easton.
>> jesus. what's this?
>> it's a few outfits for me.

>> jesus. what's this?
>> it's a few outfits for me.
>> why?

>> it's a few outfits for me.
>> why?
>> because we're going back to

>> why?
>> because we're going back to
chicago to your place.

>> because we're going back to
chicago to your place.
i've been thinking about it all

chicago to your place.
i've been thinking about it all
night after you fell asleep,

i've been thinking about it all
night after you fell asleep,
your theory and all of it.

night after you fell asleep,
your theory and all of it.
this...

your theory and all of it.
this...
this is gonna come true unless

this...
this is gonna come true unless
we create a scenario where it

this is gonna come true unless
we create a scenario where it
cannot truthfully exist.

we create a scenario where it
cannot truthfully exist.
okay.

cannot truthfully exist.
okay.
listen, we use your computer,

okay.
listen, we use your computer,
right?

listen, we use your computer,
right?
we create one of those digital

right?
we create one of those digital
flood thingies, and we send this

we create one of those digital
flood thingies, and we send this
article back to you.

flood thingies, and we send this
article back to you.
now, I have already destroyed

article back to you.
now, I have already destroyed
that photo, right?

now, I have already destroyed
that photo, right?
so it can't exist, and it can't

that photo, right?
so it can't exist, and it can't
be published.

so it can't exist, and it can't
be published.
but this -- this is the only

be published.
but this -- this is the only
photo left.

but this -- this is the only
photo left.
so if we are the ones that send

photo left.
so if we are the ones that send
it back to you in the first

so if we are the ones that send
it back to you in the first
place, it will instantly

it back to you in the first
place, it will instantly
discredit itself.

place, it will instantly
discredit itself.
exactly. what you said.

discredit itself.
exactly. what you said.
>> but I won't even know where

exactly. what you said.
>> but I won't even know where
to begin programming an

>> but I won't even know where
to begin programming an
operation like that.

to begin programming an
operation like that.
>> okay, listen.

operation like that.
>> okay, listen.
it either works because it's

>> okay, listen.
it either works because it's
already worked and -- and it's

it either works because it's
already worked and -- and it's
happened in the future, or it

already worked and -- and it's
happened in the future, or it
doesn't and -- and -- and we

happened in the future, or it
doesn't and -- and -- and we
just go back to square one.

doesn't and -- and -- and we
just go back to square one.
but it's worth a shot.

>> hey, you have a white piece
of paper and a pen?
>> yeah. yeah. hold on.

a pen.
>> yeah. write this down.
>> okay. just give me a second.

>> yeah. write this down.
>> okay. just give me a second.
>> "december 5th."

>> okay. just give me a second.
>> "december 5th."
>> mm-hmm.

>> "december 5th."
>> mm-hmm.
>> "3:15 p.m. -- the clock

>> mm-hmm.
>> "3:15 p.m. -- the clock
tower.

>> "3:15 p.m. -- the clock
tower.
december 6th, 12:01 p.m. --

tower.
december 6th, 12:01 p.m. --
the farm.

december 8th, 8:30 a.m. --
river's edge.
december 10th, 7:30 a.m. --

river's edge.
december 10th, 7:30 a.m. --
the train tracks.

december 10th, 7:30 a.m. --
the train tracks.
you need her.

the train tracks.
you need her.
when she doubts, tell her to

you need her.
when she doubts, tell her to
close her eyes and turn the

when she doubts, tell her to
close her eyes and turn the
dial."

let's get going.

okay. here's what i'm thinking.
all the information that was
sent to me were corrupted files

all the information that was
sent to me were corrupted files
except for the article.

sent to me were corrupted files
except for the article.
and they were all sent from a

except for the article.
and they were all sent from a
certain web address.

we need to acquire that web
address, run it from an outside
server, some hosting facility.

address, run it from an outside
server, some hosting facility.
i'll have to create a base html

server, some hosting facility.
i'll have to create a base html
so I can upload all the data on

i'll have to create a base html
so I can upload all the data on
my hard drives, use all my

so I can upload all the data on
my hard drives, use all my
processing power, and bombard

my hard drives, use all my
processing power, and bombard
that hosting facility.

processing power, and bombard
that hosting facility.
>> flood the server.

that hosting facility.
>> flood the server.
>> precisely.

>> flood the server.
>> precisely.
all the data should corrupt

>> precisely.
all the data should corrupt
instantly.

i'll have to write a new web
spider, one that gathers
information specific to my name.

spider, one that gathers
information specific to my name.
[ computer keys clacking ]

information specific to my name.
[ computer keys clacking ]
we'll target spider 00 at that

[ computer keys clacking ]
we'll target spider 00 at that
website and imbed it with a

we'll target spider 00 at that
website and imbed it with a
send-back command.

website and imbed it with a
send-back command.
then just as the information

send-back command.
then just as the information
flood reaches its peak, we'll

then just as the information
flood reaches its peak, we'll
launch the spider.

flood reaches its peak, we'll
launch the spider.
if everything goes as planned,

launch the spider.
if everything goes as planned,
we'll scan the article and send

if everything goes as planned,
we'll scan the article and send
that through last.

we'll scan the article and send
that through last.
the spider will gobble up the

that through last.
the spider will gobble up the
information, the servers will

the spider will gobble up the
information, the servers will
crash, and the information will

information, the servers will
crash, and the information will
be lost somewhere in between.

crash, and the information will
be lost somewhere in between.
>> and then what?

be lost somewhere in between.
>> and then what?
>> it'll spill into the dark

>> and then what?
>> it'll spill into the dark
web and...

>> it'll spill into the dark
web and...
>> and?

web and...
>> and?
>> and go back...in time.

bleed through the information
fabric long enough to be found
in the past.

fabric long enough to be found
in the past.
I don't know exactly how it

in the past.
I don't know exactly how it
works, but it has to.

I don't know exactly how it
works, but it has to.
it already has, technically.

all that work about to go down
the drain.
>> it's either you or it.

[ scanner whirs ]

[ clicking ]

>> send it.
[ whirring ]

>> oh, no, no, no.
it's -- it's -- it's froze.
>> god damn it.

it's -- it's -- it's froze.
>> god damn it.
god damn it.

>> god damn it.
god damn it.
[ computer keys clacking ]

god damn it.
[ computer keys clacking ]
hit send.

[ computer keys clacking ]
hit send.
>> i-i already did.

hit send.
>> i-i already did.
>> again! again!

>> i-i already did.
>> again! again!
>> it's -- come on!

>> again! again!
>> it's -- come on!
come on!

>> it's -- come on!
come on!
okay, okay, okay.

come on!
okay, okay, okay.
[ whirring ]

did it work?
>> hold on.
let me check the hard drives.

>> hold on.
let me check the hard drives.
[ computer keys clacking ]

they're empty.

I think it worked.
[ sighs ]
I think it worked.

[ sighs ]
I think it worked.
[ both chuckle ]

>> so, we're to blame for this.
>> no.
we did what we had to do.

[ engine shuts off,
car doors open, close ]
so, I haven't been completely

car doors open, close ]
so, I haven't been completely
honest with you.

so, I haven't been completely
honest with you.
>> easton, this better not be a

honest with you.
>> easton, this better not be a
joke.

>> easton, this better not be a
joke.
>> it's nothing crazy.

joke.
>> it's nothing crazy.
I don't think, at least.

>> it's nothing crazy.
I don't think, at least.
it's nothing crazy-bad.

I don't think, at least.
it's nothing crazy-bad.
>> nothing crazy-bad?

it's nothing crazy-bad.
>> nothing crazy-bad?
>> nothing crazy-bad.

>> nothing crazy-bad?
>> nothing crazy-bad.
there's more.

>> nothing crazy-bad.
there's more.
little unfinished business.

there's more.
little unfinished business.
>> and what if I say i'm not

little unfinished business.
>> and what if I say i'm not
gonna read this?

>> and what if I say i'm not
gonna read this?
>> I think i'm okay with that.

gonna read this?
>> I think i'm okay with that.
>> is that right?

>> I think i'm okay with that.
>> is that right?
>> yeah.

>> is that right?
>> yeah.
[ thunder rumbles ]

don't be so polite, right?
>> yeah, that's right.
[ chuckles ]

>> yeah, that's right.
[ chuckles ]
>> but you might want to read

[ chuckles ]
>> but you might want to read
it.

>> but you might want to read
it.
>> hmm.

it.
>> hmm.
>> could be extremely important.

>> hmm.
>> could be extremely important.
>> okay. okay. yeah.

>> could be extremely important.
>> okay. okay. yeah.
i'll -- i'll see you soon.

>> okay. okay. yeah.
i'll -- i'll see you soon.
>> okay.

[ car door closes ]

[ rock music playing ]

>> what are we having tonight?
>> cold beer and two chili dogs
with it.

>> cold beer and two chili dogs
with it.
>> hungry, huh?

with it.
>> hungry, huh?
>> very.

>> there you go.
>> thank you.
[ indistinct talking ]

lenny?
>> easton. how the hell are you?
>> good.

>> easton. how the hell are you?
>> good.
I was just over at paul's tav.

>> good.
I was just over at paul's tav.
had some of those dogs.

I was just over at paul's tav.
had some of those dogs.
>> mmm.

had some of those dogs.
>> mmm.
>> oh, man. how about you?

>> mmm.
>> oh, man. how about you?
>> just over at the candlelight.

>> oh, man. how about you?
>> just over at the candlelight.
getting ready to head on home.

>> just over at the candlelight.
getting ready to head on home.
>> are you driving?

getting ready to head on home.
>> are you driving?
>> yeah.

>> are you driving?
>> yeah.
>> [ sniffs ]

>> yeah.
>> [ sniffs ]
hey, why don't you let me give

>> [ sniffs ]
hey, why don't you let me give
you a lift?

hey, why don't you let me give
you a lift?
>> no, i'm -- i'm fine.

you a lift?
>> no, i'm -- i'm fine.
>> come on.

>> no, i'm -- i'm fine.
>> come on.
give us a chance to catch up a

>> come on.
give us a chance to catch up a
little bit more.

give us a chance to catch up a
little bit more.
>> [ chuckles ] bullshit.

little bit more.
>> [ chuckles ] bullshit.
you think i'm drunk, don't you?

>> [ chuckles ] bullshit.
you think i'm drunk, don't you?
[ chuckles ]

you think i'm drunk, don't you?
[ chuckles ]
>> i'm sure you can make it home

[ chuckles ]
>> i'm sure you can make it home
just fine.

>> i'm sure you can make it home
just fine.
why chance it?

just fine.
why chance it?
>> I like the odds.

why chance it?
>> I like the odds.
[ both laugh ]

>> I like the odds.
[ both laugh ]
>> [ sniffs ]

[ both laugh ]
>> [ sniffs ]
hey, i'd like another caramel

>> [ sniffs ]
hey, i'd like another caramel
bar.

hey, i'd like another caramel
bar.
>> i'll bet you would.

bar.
>> i'll bet you would.
i'll bet you'd eat two, wouldn't

>> i'll bet you would.
i'll bet you'd eat two, wouldn't
you?

i'll bet you'd eat two, wouldn't
you?
>> at least.

[ knock on window ]

>> [ coughs ]
[ bell dings ]

[ lid opens ]

[ lid closes ]
[ glove box opens ]

[ rattling ]

[ bell dings ]
[ glove box closes ]
>> [ exhales sharply ]

[ glove box closes ]
>> [ exhales sharply ]
i'm sorry that took so long.

>> [ exhales sharply ]
i'm sorry that took so long.
couldn't find the attendant.

i'm sorry that took so long.
couldn't find the attendant.
[ sighs ]

couldn't find the attendant.
[ sighs ]
I think he was in there taking a

[ sighs ]
I think he was in there taking a
crap or something.

I think he was in there taking a
crap or something.
>> I found this.

crap or something.
>> I found this.
is that all right?

>> I found this.
is that all right?
>> yeah.

[ engine turns over ]
>> tell me about that night.
>> what's that?

>> tell me about that night.
>> what's that?
>> tell me about that night.

>> why?
>> because I asked.

>> we were at a party in
west dubuque.
we were there a few hours, had a

west dubuque.
we were there a few hours, had a
couple of beers.

it was cold that night.
we decided to go down to the
riverbank.

we got down there.
it was just pitch-black as far
as you could see.

it was just pitch-black as far
as you could see.
>> who went first?

>> I don't remember.

>> "cara-meal" bars,
caramel bars.
I think i'm gonna have one.

caramel bars.
I think i'm gonna have one.
it's been a while.

I think i'm gonna have one.
it's been a while.
[ clears throat ]

it's been a while.
[ clears throat ]
[ coughs ]

two for you and one for me.
that's all she wrote.
>> last ones?

that's all she wrote.
>> last ones?
>> that's it.

>> last ones?
>> that's it.
warm these up.

>> that's it.
warm these up.
and it's the pisser for me.

warm these up.
and it's the pisser for me.
come. sit down.

>> ah! god...

[ body thuds ]

[ church bells tolling ]

[ gearshift clicks ]
[ door alarm beeping ]
[ beeping stops ]

>> easton! easton!
is he -- can you just let me
know if he's inside?

is he -- can you just let me
know if he's inside?
okay, well, just --

know if he's inside?
okay, well, just --
can you please let me --

okay, well, just --
can you please let me --
east--

can you please let me --
east--
easton!

east--
easton!
can you please let me inside?

easton!
can you please let me inside?
easton!

can you please let me inside?
easton!
easton!

easton!
easton!
[ sobbing ] easton!

easton!
[ sobbing ] easton!
please let me inside!

[ sobbing ] easton!
please let me inside!
easton!

please let me inside!
easton!
easton!

easton!
easton!
easton!

easton!
easton!
easton!

easton!
easton!
[ shrieking ]

easton!
[ shrieking ]
easton!

[ shrieking ]
easton!
[ sobbing ]

easton!
[ sobbing ]
let me...

[ sobbing ]
let me...
[ sobbing continues ]

east-- easton!

easton asked me a question once.
he asked me, "where does water
go during a flood?"

he asked me, "where does water
go during a flood?"
and I responded, "wherever it

go during a flood?"
and I responded, "wherever it
can."

and I responded, "wherever it
can."
i'd like to think that in his

can."
i'd like to think that in his
time here, easton realized

i'd like to think that in his
time here, easton realized
something very valuable.

time here, easton realized
something very valuable.
you either remain in stale,

something very valuable.
you either remain in stale,
stagnant water frozen in time

you either remain in stale,
stagnant water frozen in time
your whole life, or you take

stagnant water frozen in time
your whole life, or you take
chances.

your whole life, or you take
chances.
you flow with the river and see

chances.
you flow with the river and see
where it takes you...

you flow with the river and see
where it takes you...
because you can't control life,

where it takes you...
because you can't control life,
much like you can't control a

because you can't control life,
much like you can't control a
rising river.

much like you can't control a
rising river.
but the beauty is that we're all

rising river.
but the beauty is that we're all
headed downstream together.

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